Chapter 108

Illidan looked at his new card he'd drawn as well as the other five in his hand. He had Dark Magician of Chaos, thanks to Gozaburo's stipulation, as well as Blade Knight, Waboku, Scapegoat, Magic Cylinder, and his newly drawn Thunder Nyan Nyan.

Suddenly, before he could make a move, Seto interrupted everyone. "I activate my Deck Master's second special ability! Now I can draw one card from my deck. If it's a light monster, I may automatically special summon it to the field in whatever mode I choose. If it's any other type of monster or a magic or trap card, I must discard it to the graveyard. Now I draw!"

Seto then drew and looked at it and let loose a burst of laughter. "Too bad for you fools, I drew my mighty Hyozanryu (2100/2800), which I special summon in defense mode." A magnificent dragon covered in what looked like diamonds appeared on the field. It had 2 horns on its head, with also a horn on its nose. Its beautiful wings looked so shiny due to the diamonds that appeared on it.

"Now, continue with your move Illidan." Seto said. Illidan nodded. "Good, he's sticking with the plan for now." Looking at his hand, he finally decided what to do.

"I summon Thunder Nyan Nyan (1900/800) in attack mode." A woman in a tiger print leotard appeared along with a set of drums. She held the drum sticks and began playing her drums. "Next I set 3 cards face down and end my move." (Illidan 4000, Yami 4000, Marie 4000, Joey 4000, Marik 4000, Noa 4000, Bakura 4000, Seto 4000, Mai 4000, Keith 4000)

Yami smiled and drew his card. Before he could call out his move, Seto interrupted yet again.

"Hold on Yugi, I activate my Deck Master's second special ability again. Now I draw. Luckily for me, it's the one monster I need to win this duel. Welcome my Blue-Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500) to the field, mwuahaha!" The huge white dragon then appeared. It roared down at all the people on it, casting its gaze on each person.

"Now, continue your foolish move Yugi." finished Seto.

"I will then. Now I summon Queen's Knight (1500/1600) in defense mode." A female warrior in pink then appeared. She had her shield and sword in a defensive stance. "Next I set 2 cards face down and end my move." (Illidan 4000, Yami 4000, Marie 4000, Joey 4000, Marik 4000, Noa 4000, Bakura 4000, Seto 4000, Mai 4000, Keith 4000)

Marie only grinned evilly as she drew her card. Suddenly, her eyes went wide. She had just drawn the card Illidan had given to her during their second Christmas. It was Shining Friendship. She said in a near whisper "That's… the card… Illidan gave… me." Her head was killing her, for she was slowly trying to break free once again.

Illidan noticed how the card she'd drawn had made her tremble. Her hand was just shaking as she stared at the card. "She must have drawn something that made her mind reawaken."

"Marie, can you hear me?" he asked questionably. Her eyes seemed to clear up slightly as she looked over at him. Tears were slightly forming in her eyes as she recognized Illidan.

Suddenly, Gozaburo noticed the small lapse in her and poured more power into controlling her. She cried out in pain and went to one knee.

"MARIE!" cried out Illidan. Finally, she rose and her eyes showed what had happened. Gozaburo had resumed control and forced her to make her move.

"I summon …"

Seto interrupted though with "Hold on there Marie. Now I activate my Deck Master's special ability again, allowing me to draw once again. Now watch as I draw. Ha, and luckily for me, it's my powerful Blade Knight (1600/1000), which I'll summon in defense mode." A knight in silver armor then appeared on the field, while in a crouching defensive position.

"Now, continue your foolish move Marie."

Marie nodded and continued by saying "As I was saying, I'll summon The Agent of Creation – Venus (1600/0) in attack mode!" she said in the weird voice combo of her and Gozaburo. The golden like angel then appeared. In front of her were three large spheres.

"Now I activate Venus's special effect. This will cost me 1500 total life points in order to special summon 3 Mystical Shine Ball's (500/500) to the field from my deck in attack mode!" Three balls of light then appeared on the field. Each were had a brilliant light within themselves.

"Next I set 2 cards face down and play the field card known as Sanctuary of the Sky!" A large sanctuary appeared behind Marie and her Deck Master. Then each of Marie's fairy monsters slightly glowed in the light of the sanctuary.

"That ends my move." (Illidan 4000, Yami 4000, Marie 2500, Joey 4000, Marik 4000, Noa 4000, Bakura 4000, Seto 4000, Mai 4000, Keith 4000)

Illidan bit his lip slightly, knowing she had broken free for a moment. If only he could get her to continue to break free.

Using his mental link to Yami, he asked "Did you see what I saw on her turn?"

Yami mentally replied "Yes, I did. Something in her hand helped break her free for a moment. It was enough of a distraction to cause Gozaburo to pour on the power to keep her from getting free."

Illidan agreed. "But what was it I wonder. Maybe it's a card I gave her, possibly."

Yami then asked Illidan "Did she ever give you a card?"

Illidan thought for a moment. If she had, he couldn't remember at this moment. "I'm not sure Yami. But I do know one thing. If I can summon my Dark Magician of Chaos, it should help jog her memory." replied Illidan.

Yami came back with "I hope you can, because it would make things much easier if she was free."

Their talk was then interrupted as Joey made his move. "I summon my…"

Before Joey could finish, Seto again butted in. "Not so fast you third rate duelist. I activate my Deck Master's second special ability again, which allows me to draw one card once again. Now, let's see what I draw." He drew and then frowned at what he had.

"Figures I'd draw something other than a light monster on your pathetic turn Wheeler. I drew my Crush Card Virus, but due that it's a trap and not a light monster, I send it to the Graveyard. That's all for now though."

Joey laughed at Kaiba's poor luck and continued on. "As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted, I summon my Panther Warrior (2000/1600) in attack mode!" The powerful panther with a cape and armor then appeared. He swung his sword and shield around, showing he was ready for battle.

"Next I play the magic card Polymerization, allowing me to fuse my Baby Dragon and Alligator's Sword from my hand to form Alligator's Sword Dragon (1700/1500) in attack mode!" An alligator warrior then appeared on the field beside a small dragon. They the 2 swirled together into the gator warrior riding an older looking dragon. The gator swung his sword, showing his readiness for battle.

"Next I'll set one card face down and end my move." (Illidan 4000, Yami 4000, Marie 2500, Joey 4000, Marik 4000, Noa 4000, Bakura 4000, Seto 4000, Mai 4000, Keith 4000)

The mind controlled Marik only laughed at Joey's move. "Is that all you can do you pathetic fool? Why waste all our time for that move? Well, I'll show you a true move. Watch as …"

"Hold on Marik, I activate my Deck Master's special ability again! Now I can draw one more card from my deck. Now let it be revealed!" said a grumpy Seto. He then drew and laughed as he said "I just drew my second Blue-Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500)!" Another white metallic dragon appeared beside the other, and both roared at the field, trying to strike fear into the souls of the duelists.

"That is all for now, so continue Marik."

"As I was saying before some idiot interrupted me, I summon Revival Jam (1500/500) in defense mode." The blue blob of plasma energy then appeared on the field.

"Next, I'll play the magic card known as Masked Doll. This negates any life point damage I'd take thanks to my magic, trap, monster, or Deck Master effects. Now I shall place 2 cards face down and end my move." (Illidan 4000, Yami 4000, Marie 2500, Joey 4000, Marik 4000, Noa 4000, Bakura 4000, Seto 4000, Mai 4000, Keith 4000)

Noa only laughed slightly as well. "Feeling a bit of pressure from my minions, Illidan Stormrage? Well, you should, seeing how we are all against you, muwhaha! Now, on with this duel. I …"

Before Noa could finish his sentence, Seto interrupted again. "Not so fast brat, I activate my Deck Master's second special ability. Now I draw a card. And wouldn't you know it, the monster I've just drawn is my Different Dimension Dragon (1200/1500), which I summon in defense mode!" A dragon then appeared from a small portal and took a defensive stance.

"That'll do it for now, but I'd beware of my field seeing how I have 5 monsters out now."

Noa then groaned and cleared his voice. "As I was saying before that interruption, I summon Big Shield Guardna (100/2600) in defense mode." A warrior with a huge shield sat down on the field.

"Next I set 2 cards face down and end my move." (Illidan 4000, Yami 4000, Marie 2500, Joey 4000, Marik 4000, Noa 4000, Bakura 4000, Seto 4000, Mai 4000, Keith 4000)

An evil smile then came upon Bakura's face. Even though this was the innocent sweet Bakura everyone knew, he still looked rather evil thanks to being controlled. "Well chaps, it's my move then." he said in a rather vile, yet odd voice. He drew his card and smiled.

"Now I set 5 cards face down, and set one monster on the field. Attack me if you dare, fools. That ends my move." (Illidan 4000, Yami 4000, Marie 2500, Joey 4000, Marik 4000, Noa 4000, Bakura 4000, Seto 4000, Mai 4000, Keith 4000)

Seto smiled as it was his turn. "Here goes. Now, thanks to my Deck Master's first effect, I can sacrifice only one monster to summon a level 8 light attribute monster. Watch as I sacrifice my Blade Knight in order to summon my third Blue-Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500)!" He then began to laugh manically as his third white metallic dragon appeared on the field, roaring at all that saw it.

"Next I'll set 3 cards face down. Fear my field, for next turn, you're all finished, muwhaha!" (Illidan 4000, Yami 4000, Marie 2500, Joey 4000, Marik 4000, Noa 4000, Bakura 4000, Seto 4000, Mai 4000, Keith 4000)

Mai only laughed at the foolish Seto Kaiba. "Seto, do you honestly think you can win? After all, the odds aren't in your favor, for the six of us will crush you in this duel."

Seto only laughed at Mai, who was truly speaking for Gozaburo. "Don't make me laugh old man. You think you've got us beat before you even start. Did it ever occur to you that some of us are stronger than your pathetic minions? I'd get it through your thick head that it won't be as easy as you think, for I'll take you down and free my brother. Now, just make your move." retorted a semi angry Seto.

Mai only laughed, but it was a laughter combo of her and Gozaburo. She then drew and laughed yet again. "Now I summon my Cyber Harpie Lady (1800/1300) in attack mode." The beautiful Harpie monster appeared on the field and screeched at the field.

"Next I equip her with the magic cards known as Cyber Shield and Rose Whip! These 2 cards add a total of 600 attack points to her total score (2400/1300)." A new set of armor appeared on the Harpie as she screeched. Then a whip appeared in her hand, raising her points yet again.

"Now to triple your trouble. I play the magic card known as Elegant Egotist! This forms the Cyber Harpie Lady Sisters (2400/1300)." The single Cyber Harpie Lady then split into three, forming three new monsters. All three screeched at the field after being formed.

"The next part is the most fun though. I play the Quick Attack magic card! This allows one of my Harpie's to attack instantly. Now Cyber Harpie Lady, attack Joey's…" She was calling out her attack when suddenly she grabbed her head.

Mai closed her eyes, softly saying "No, I won't attack him! Leave my mind now!"

"MAI! Fight him, I know you can do it!" cried out Joey.

Mai looked up, her eyes looking normal, but yet she had the Millennium Symbol on her head. She was still fighting hard though. Gozaburo noticed that Mai was struggling and added more power to his control over her. Slowly, she brought her hands off her head as her eyes glazed over again.

"Now, as I was saying, Cyber Harpie Lady, attack Joey's pathetic …"

For a moment, she seemed to struggle to say who to attack. She continued fighting Gozaburo. In her mind, she screamed for him to leave, yet he kept pushing. Finally realizing she couldn't beat him at this moment, she decided to change the target that he had intended her to attack. With all her strength, she cried out "Cyber Harpie Lady, attack Joey's Panther Warrior!"

Gozaburo was shocked, for he wanted to attack Joey's Alligator's Sword Dragon. Cyber Harpie Lady quickly crossed the field and neared its target. Joey smiled, knowing Mai had changed the target.

"Thanks Mai. Now I activate my trap card, Magic Arm Shield! This trap allows me to take one of your monsters and use it as a shield against your attack. And the monster I take shall be one of your Cyber Harpie Lady's!" A mirrored looking shield then appeared and a pair of arms reached out. It grabbed one of Mai's Cyber Harpie Lady's and then dragged it back in front of the panther. As the other Cyber Harpie Lady neared, she reared back and struck at the panther. Unfortunately, she hit her sister, thus destroying herself as well. Both Harpies then exploded and it was all over.

Mai growled softly, but inside she was truly happy Joey had saved himself. "Luckily for you Mai, you lose no life points, so no harm, and no foul." said Joey calmly.

For her foolish move though, Gozaburo reached into her mind, screaming "HOW COULD YOU CHANGE THE TARGET! Don't disobey me from now on mind slave, or I'll give you much more pain than you ever thought possible."

Mai silently said "Yes master."

She then looked up and said "It's still my move, so I set one card face down. That's enough for now." (Illidan 4000, Yami 4000, Marie 2500, Joey 4000, Marik 4000, Noa 4000, Bakura 4000, Seto 4000, Mai 4000, Keith 4000)